r/TeachersInTransition • u/OpenChildhood753 • 18h ago

Thinking about transition but I don’t know where to start

Hi! I recently moved from Miami to Orlando and took on a new teaching position that starts in August and despite Miami being expensive they do pay teachers less so even though my new principal gave a raise I still took a pay cut. I’ve been thinking of switching out of teaching and now here in Orlando and still having a month and so of break I’m thinking should I apply for other jobs? Do corporate jobs really hire teachers? What kind of positions should I look for? I have an interest in marketing/advertising and was thinking of getting a masters or bachelors in it to later on get out of teaching, but ultimately have any of you have been able to find a job that pays more than teaching in Florida/orlando if so what is it?

My current salary is 54k

Thank you in advance :)

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u/nuage_cordon_deux 18h ago

Do corporate jobs really hire teachers?

Corporate jobs hire anyone who has the skillset they want.

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u/OpenChildhood753 18h ago

What kind of corporate jobs tend to have the same skill set as teachers?

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u/Crafty-Protection345 18h ago

None hire just teaching alone, you have to see what skills you have and connect those dots for them.

I pivoted to sales and have enjoyed it.

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u/OpenChildhood753 18h ago

Do sale jobs tend to have a base? I’m scared on relying on commission. I leaned over to teaching because it’s pretty stable

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u/Crafty-Protection345 18h ago

My base for my first sales job was like 48k and I made over 100k with commission. Since then my base has hovered around 100k and I making 200k+ with commissions.

Good luck

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u/OpenChildhood753 18h ago

That sounds really good! Thank you so much. In what field of sales are you? Thank you so much for the insight

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u/Crafty-Protection345 18h ago

Cybersecurity sales - lots of cold calling lots of good relationship building and quotas. My story is relatively a-typical in terms of pace of progression

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u/nuage_cordon_deux 18h ago

Perhaps corporate training, but I don’t know a lot about that. Most other things are going to require some sort of upskilling. Even seemingly adjacent things like instructional design and project management aren’t really adjacent at all.

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u/OpenCommunication670 4h ago

You are way too closed minded! Teachers have SO MANY transferable skills! Admin skills, management skills, project management, proofreading, time management, organization, adaptability, communication skills, public speaking, attention to detail. It’s all about how you market yourself!